PROPOSED TOPOGRAPHIC

SURVEY OF PANAL RIVER AT

TAYSAN RESETTLEMENT
SECTION

Rhea Joy B. Celzo

Wendy D. Mangampo
Sarra L. Maravilla

Background
Floods are one of the most common hazards in
Albay and it kills millions of people as what typhoon
Reming did to Albayanos in 2006. TheEuropean
Union(EU)Floods Directivedefines flood as a
covering by waterof land not normally covered by
water. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water
from water bodies, such as ariverorlake, in which
the water overtops or breakslevees, resulting in
some of that water escaping its usual boundaries.
Floods can also occur in rivers when the flow rate
exceeds the capacity of theriver channel,
particularly at bends or meanders in the waterway.

Floods often cause loss of lives, damage to buildings and other

structures especially when they are in the natural flood plains
of rivers like that in Taysan Resettlement Legazpi City.
Residents in this place have traditionally lived and worked by
the Panal River because the land is flat, fertileand because it
provides easy travel and access tocommerceand industry.
But during heavy rains or when the place is visited by
typhoons Panal River overflows and causes flooding along
Taysan Resettlement area. It has been one of the most
devastating natural disasters that the residents have been
experiencing for the past decades. Floods not only damaged
property and endanger lives of humans and animals, but have
other effects as well. Rapid runoff causes soil erosion as well
as sediment deposition problems downstream. Spawning
grounds for fish and other wildlife habitat are often destroyed.
Floods also interfere with drainage and economic use of lands.

Floods can be overcome by building structures such as

constructing new drainage facilities to help tackle the
flooding problem. Another structure that helps prevent
floods is the so slope protection structures. Slope
protection structures help to stabilize the slope and can
last a lifetime in protecting surrounding properties from
damage and people from injury if they are maintained
in a good and functional condition at all times. The data
needed to be able to construct a Slope Protection
structure includes the actual elevation and cross
section of the river. After the collection of the required
data and the topography of the place, it is all set to
construct a Slope Protection Structure.

Objectives

The primary aim of the proposal is to prepare a

topographic map for the Panal River along Taysan
Resettlement, Legazpi City section as preliminary data
for the design of a slope protection construction. It also
includes the following objectives:
1.
To know the actual cross-section of the river per
station
2.
To know the elevation of cross-section per station?
3.
To plot the center line profile of the river
4.
To determine the areas prone to floods and
erosions
5.
To help the community against flood and other
flood-related damages

Scope and Limitation

This project focuses on the survey of

topography of the Panal River 800 meter
long along Taysan Resettlement, Legazpi
City. The project is not to construct a slope
protection structure but to collect the
preliminary data needed in constructing
slope protection structure in that particular
place. This includes the actual elevation of
the river and its cross section. The scope
will be within the periphery of the study.

Technical Procedure
Table 1. Work Plan, Equipment and Personnel

Week

ACTIVITIES
Preliminary preparation

-Gathering Data

EQUIPMENTS
N/A

MAN(QUALIFICATION)
-Contract Executive
-Survey Project Manager

-Site Inspection
Week

Field Work (Topographic

-Total Station

-Survey Party Chief

Survey)

-Automatic Level

-Survey Instrument man

-Stadia Rod

Week
3

Computation of Data
Plotting and Mapping
Technical Report Writing

& Steel -Survey Technician

Tape

-Rodman

-Prism
-Computer

-Survey Party Chief

-Field Notebook

- Survey Instrument Man

AutoCAD

-CAD Supervisor

A4 Bond Paper

-CAD Technician

-Contract Executive
-Survey Project Manager
-Survey Party Chief

Table 2. Personnels Duties and Qualifications

PERSONN
EL
Contract
Executive

Survey
Party
Chief

QUALIFICATION

Degree qualified in a
relevant subject such as
Quantity Surveying or
Civil Engineering
Working experience in

civil engineering
construction, preferably
with some consultancy or
project management
background experience.

Experienced with
boundary survey,
topographic survey and
construction staking.
Ability to perform physical
labor and physically

maneuver around
constructionsites
Strong organizational

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitoring the contractors
progress and performance to
ensure goods and services
conform to the contract
requirements.
Authorizing payments consistent
with the contract terms.
Exercising state remedies, as
appropriate, where a contractors
performance is deficient.
Performs first line supervisory and
advanced journey level survey
work involved in directing and
performing preliminary
topographic and construction field
engineering surveys.
Reads construction maps to create
a physical survey of the area
being examined Computes survey

PERSONNE
L
Survey

Instrumen
t
Operator/
instrumen
t man

Rodman

QUALIFICATION
Requires the
knowledge of survey
field techniques,
survey language,
conventional
equipment, and other
electronic surveying
equipment &
accessories and some
supervisory
techniques.
Perform manual labor
and safely and
efficiently operate and
use associated tools
and equipment.
Ability to (1) follow
directions from
supervisor, (2) to work
continually outside in
all types of weather
conditions

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Secondary supervisor on a
survey party.
Operate angular, electronic
distance measuring, levelling
and GPS instruments in field
survey operations.
Maintain and check the survey
instruments to ensure proper
operating condition and
accuracy.
Assist the Party Chief in the
computation of survey data and
the review of project data prior
to the beginning of field surveys.
Performjob duties as assigned
by the crew Party Chief
Assistmembers of the assigned
survey crew with various job
duties
Responsible for packing needed

PERSONN
EL

Survey
Technicia
n/
Research
er

CAD
Superviso
r

CAD
Technicia
n

QUALIFICATION

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

He/she must have a

working knowledge of
surveying equipment along
with an understanding of

advanced survey
technologies.
He/she have strong
computer skills, including
CAD drafting and design
and word processing.

Must be a graduate of a
CAD program from a
recognized institution,

diploma or degree program

Must be competent in the
use of the latest versions
of AutoCAD and must
maintain a strong
technological base
High degree of proficiency
using AutoCAD drafting

software
Experience preparing TINs,

Adjust and operate surveying

instruments
Run rods for benches and crosssection elevations.
Position and hold the vertical
rods, or targets, that theodolite
operators use for sighting in
order to measure angles,
distances, and elevations.
Production and supervision of
Survey/Geomatics drawings sets.

Prepare maps and drawings from

survey field data
Make adjustments to field
calculations

COST ESTIMATE/ BUDGETARY

REQUIREMENTS
Table 3. Cost and Fee Estimate

TASK
ACTIVITY
PRELIMINARY Data gathering
PREPARATIO and Site
N

QTY

RATE

LABOR

Inspection
Contract

5 hours 4 500

22 500

Executive
Survey

8 hours 3 200

25 600

Project
Manager

TASK

ACTIVITY

QTY

RATE

LABOR

Preparation
Survey Party Chief

5 hours

2 500

12 500

4 hours

800

3 200

48 hrs (8 hours

2 500

120 000

for 6 days)

48 hrs (8 hours

900

43 200

850

40 800

800

28 800

TOPOGRAPHI Preliminary
C SURVEY

Survey Tech

Site Survey

Survey Party Chief

Survey Instrument
man

Rodmen

for 6 days)
48 hrs (8 hours
for 6 days)

Survey Tech

36 hrs (6 hours
for 6 days)

TASK

ACTIVITY

QTY

RATE

LABOR

Computati Survey Party Chief

5 hours

2 500

12 500

on of Data Survey Instrument Man

5 hours

900

4 500

Plotting

CAD Supervisor

8 hours

750

6000

and

CAD Technician

8 hours

700

5 600

12 sheets

400

4 800

24 hours (8

4 500

108 000

3 200

76 800

2 500

60 000

Mapping A4 bond Paper

Technical Contract Executive
Report

hours for 3

Writing
Survey Project

days)
24 hours (8

Manager

hours for 3

Survey Party Chief

days)
24 hours (8
hours for 3
days)

Sub-total
Php 574, 800

TASK
Others

ACTIVITY
Snacks

QTY
30 (twice for

RATE
20

LABOR
4 800

50

6 000

15 days) for 8
Lunch

persons
15 days (8
persons)

Sub-total
Php 10, 800
NET EXPENSES
Php 585, 600
10 % contingency fund
Php 58, 560

Conclusion

Based from the study, it was concluded that in order to prepare a

topographic map of a river the researcher must collect preliminary
data needed in constructing a slope protection structure in that
particular place. First, know the actual cross section of the river
together with the elevation of cross section at every station. And also
it is needed to determine the centerline profile of the river and with
that we will be able to identify the areas that are prone to floods.
Gathered data must be analyzed and interpreted. Cost of the project
must be given importance.
It was concluded that before conducting a survey of a river in a
particular area, one must consider the place, its demographic profile
and history on floods. The effect of the project to residences, to the
municipality and to the environment in general must also be given
importance.
Lastly, it was concluded that the proposed topographic survey of the
river will be advantageous to the community in protecting lives and
properties. The project will also give the proper data for designing a
slope protection structure.